Plug-tobacco press



(No Model.)

W. T. GREEN.

PLUG-'ITOBAGGU PRESS.

Patented' May 1,1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.4

VILLIAM T. GREEN, OF COVINGTON., KENTUCKY.

PLUG-TOBACCO PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 276,680, dated May 1,1883.

i Application led March 11, 1882. (No model.) 4

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I WILLIAM T. GREEN, acitizen of the United States,residing at Govington, in the county of Kenton and the State ofKentucky,have invented a new and useful Tobacco-Press, of which thefollowingis a speci! cation.

My invention relates to a tobacco-press that will press tobacco by`lever-pressure to exact size and weight, ready for the finishing-presswithout loss by chippingaway or adding to this pressed plug beforefinished.

The mechanism of my improved tobacco- .press is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in whichj Figure 1 is a plan on line 3 and 4 ofFig. 2; Fig. 2, a front elevation. Fig. 3 is a section of press C online 1 and 2 of Fig. l, turned on its side; Fig. 4, a section of press Bon line l and 2 of Fig. l; Fig. 5, a section of press C on line 5 and 6`of Figs. l and 2; Fig. 6, a section of press B on line 7 and 8 of Figs.1 and 2; Fig. 7, a plan of clamp X, to hold smoking-tobacco funnel inpress C; Fig. 8, an'end View of said clamp X; Fig.9, a View of thc clampfixed, with the plunger-block G and mold F taken out of press C, on line5 and of Figs. 1 and 2.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A is the table, on which the tobacco is weighed and molds are filled; a,screws passing through the cramp P and into the top follower D, foradjusting said follower, so as to have the plug to any thicknessrequired; B, presserpress producing an upward pressure by means of adouble lever, J J, extending both sides of the press, so that twopersons could press upon them; b, screws passing through top follower Dto fasten the presser-block G; b", screws passing through top follower Dot' press (l to fasten plunger-block G. Any size of presserblocks orplunger-blocks can be fixed to the followers D and D of press B andpress G,and adjusted to suit the thickness ot' the plug needed bytheadjustable follower D. C is the plunger-press, producing a. downwardpressure by means of the lever L; D, top follower of press B, workingbetween and guided by the posts f,- D', top follower of plunger-press C,

guided by posts f; d, iron rods that fasten the top follower D to theledge H. These rods work loose in bottom T. E is the bottom follower ofpress B, upon which the molds F stand'and the tobacco pressed; e, bottompost or legs of the press; F, molds made of any size; f, top frame-workor posts of the two presses B and C; Gr, presser-block made to fit themolds. convexed on the bottom. This convexity is for the purpose ofpressing more tobacco to the edges, so that when it is put in thefinishing-press the plug produced will have sharper and fuller edges asa finished plug. G' is the plunger-block, made lo lit the molds, havingstraight bottom, and used in press C to press the tobacco out of themolds into the box S; g, joint where the two levers J J meet, and arefixed to piston K in press B, the holes in bot-h levers being oblong; E,a stiff ledge, to which the follower D4 is attached by means of theboltsl or rods d, and by means ot the adjustable connection M it isattached to the lever L in press C; h, fulcrum of levers J Jin press B;K, piston connecting the levers J J and the bottom follower E L, leverof press C; M, connecting-rod, between lever L and ledge H; 'm m, twoprongs of the clamp X, used to hold the funnel u when smoking-tobacco isput up in the press C. These prongs are adjustable by the screw p, andthe joint g is tightened by the screw w. N are two circular pieces ofilat iron turned edgewise, made so as to give 4the levers J J a fulcrumin holes punched in them at h; P, iron cramp, fastened to posts f of thepress B, through which the screws a are made to work, so as to adjustthe follower D; p, screws to adjust the prongs m m ot' the clamp X; q,joint of the prongs m m, like the joints of a pair of shears; R, leverconnected to levers J J by means of the rope r for the purpose ofrelieving any tendency of the follower E to stick, caused bytobaccojuice. i is a rope connecting levers J J and R; S, box, intowhich the pressed tobacco falls when the molds are discharged by theplunger-block Gr' 5 T, bottom ot' the box S,

`into which the posts f aremortised; u, funnel through whichsmoking-tobacco is filled and pressed in th'e sack Y in press C; V, piuthat passes through the clamp X and posts f, to

Vfasten and be afulcrum for said clamp; W,

weight used to lift and bring back the plungerpress C after havingpressed the tobacco out of the molds into box S; w, pin that fastens theprongs mm ofthe clampXat their joints; X, clamp used for holding thefunnel u in putting up smoking-tobacco in press C. This clamp is tiXedt0 posts f by pin V, and is taken away when smoking-tobacco is not putup. Y isthesackforsinoking-tobacco,xed around the funnel u to be filledand pressed; Z, smokingtobacco plunger, fixed in follower D of press G,which is ofcourse detachable, and fastened by a pin or in any other way.

This machine is built of hard wood and iron, as shown.

The operation ot' this press is as follows: The table A holds on it lthetobacco and a pair of scales with which the tobacco to be pressed isweighed, and then carefully spread in the mold F, as even as possible.The mold is then pushed on the follower E of the press'B, with thepresser-block G in position. The levers J J are then pressed, producingan upward pressure or carrying the molds up and against thepressure-block G, and the tobaccois'pressed to the desired thickness..When pressed the mold is pushed onto the press C, with its plunger-blockGin position, and the tobacco' is pressed out ot' the molds by thedownward pressure of the plunger-block G', caused by pressing the leverL,and thetobacco falls into the box S, aud is then ready' for thewrapper and nishing-press without adding to or chipping away anytobacco. It should be here stated that the presser-block G and theplungerblock G fit loose in the molds. Hence there is no difficultyabout the withdrawing of the molds from each press.

The clamp X is only used for smoking-tobacco (in the press C when theplunger-block G and mold F is not attached) with the plunger Z in theadjustable follower D. Vith the ing an adjustable follower, D, adjustedbyI screws a a, passing through cramp P, acting as a fulcruin, andhaving an adjustable and detachable presser-block, G, adjusted by screws7) b', passingv through said follower D, acting as a fulcrum, 'againstwhich presser-block- G in the machine an upward pressure by lever-powerpresses the tobacco to the required thickness, substantially as shownand described.

2. The combination of a tobacco-press and an adjustable follower, D',adjusted below by screw M, the said follower D' having screws b b',passing' through it to adjust the detachable plunger-block G', saidplunger-block having a perpenc'licular thrust to force the tobacco outof the molds, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a tobacco press, the presser-blocks made convex on their faces topress the tobacco more in the center, thereby pressing more tobacco tothe edges, so that the finishing-press will give a sharper and betteredge to the plug, substantially as shown and described.

VILLIAM T. GREEN.

Witnesses:

WM. GRIFFITH, W. H. TEBBs.

